Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly made the inevitable decision official Tuesday morning, naming Michael Vick as his QB-1.

The question this offseason really wasn’t if Vick could beat out Nick Foles for the starting job, rather, can he keep it?

Kelly made it clear – Vick wasn’t being named starter for Saturday’s preseason contest with Jacksonville or for the team’s season opener against the Redskins. Vick is the guy, barring injury, for the rest of the season.

Kelly isn’t the first coach to fall in love with Vick – Andy Reid put his eggs in the Vick basket and was rewarded with a one-way ticket to Kansas City because of it.

Vick has earned himself yet another fresh start. He made it clear during the preseason that Nick Foles wasn’t good enough to take his job yet. More so, it’s likely Vick’s locker room pull made him the favorite, at least amongst his teammates.

With a roster as young as Philadelphia has, most of these current Eagles grew up worshipping the Madden video game Vick – the modern version of Tecmo Bowl’s Bo Jackson. Madden Vick is what coaches, like Kelly, fall in love with – a player with the ability to avoid a rush, run with the speed of a wideout and boast a cannon arm.

The Madden version never performed as poorly as Vick has over the past two seasons (23 games, 24 interceptions, 21 fumbles – 12 lost), still, he has a ceiling this season much higher than Foles.

It’s tough to get behind Vick. Between the turnovers and his two-year vacation from the NFL, he’s made more detractors than he has fans.

But that promise, that potential, it’s too much for a coach to leave on the sideline.

To his credit, potential aside, Vick outplayed his competition during the preseason. He’s nearly doubled Foles’ pass yards per attempt (13.3 to 6.9) and has completed 86 percent of his passes. A couple of big plays and no turnovers – save for one pick as time was winding down in the first half against Carolina - later and Kelly was sold.

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Kelly’s in a better situation than previous Vick coaches. Vick is no longer the face of a franchise as he was in Atlanta, and isn’t being counted on to save a coach’s job as he was with Reid.

Kelly fell in love, Vick earned a spot. If their marriage doesn’t work, the Eagles will move on without Vick, Kelly’s job intact. Kelly is in the position where Vick is expendable, a position no other coach has been in with the 11-year veteran.

The controversy is over, Vick has won the starting job. The pressure has swung to his shoulders and his play alone will determine the answer to the bigger question.